Folk Art Furniture
FOLK ART STYLE
Folk art is a genre of art that shares the creator’s traditions, offering not just an artistic display but an opportunity to learn about a culture. Antique, new and vintage folk art typically reflects a heritage or location. It can include utilitarian objects and handmade art as diverse as weather vanes, duck decoys, portraiture and paintings, carnival art and quilts.
Quilts are a quintessential part of American folk art but their roots are international, with quilting dating back to Ancient Egypt. The practice spread to Europe and was especially prominent in the Middle Ages, with one of the oldest surviving examples being the Tristan quilt made in Sicily in the 14th century. They were made as bedcovers and clothing, including as a layer for knights to wear beneath their armor. Native American folk art includes functional objects reflecting their heritage, such as baskets, textiles and wooden pieces.
Elsewhere, the vast range of work associated with Mexican folk art includes masks made by Mexican craftspeople for traditional celebrations and ceremonial dances. Mexican masks are part of the country’s folk-art traditions that go back thousands of years and play a role in festivals and theater.
Works in the folk art tradition are valuable because of the skills involved, like weaving, hand-carving wood and even stonework. Many folk artists are self-taught, while some train as apprentices within their community. By using available materials and taking a personal approach to their creations, artists ensure each piece is unique and conveys a story.
During the Great Depression, artistic materials in America were hard to come by, so artisans used discarded wood from cigar boxes and shipping crates to make highly stylized, notched pieces — most often picture frames and boxes — that are today sought after by collectors. This folk art style is called tramp art and was popular from roughly 1870 until the 1940s.
Folk art brings vibrant culture and traditions into your home. Browse an extensive collection of antique, new and vintage folk art on 1stDibs.
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Style: Folk Art
HBO Prop "Huber's Palace Museum" Souvenir Pennant Cart
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Colorful stage prop cart from an HBO production. Painted wood on wheels, along with two painted barrels with sticks for the pennants. This is an artist made...
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Beaded Ndebele Ceremonial Doll
Located in Chicago, IL
A rare imported commodity, glass beads have been a symbol of wealth and importance in south African cultures for centuries, and were exclusively distributed by the region's oba (king). As beads become gradually more accessible throughout the 19th century, they began to displace the organic materials used in traditional art and attire.
This colorful example of African beadwork is a ceremonial doll...
Category
Mid-20th Century South African Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Cotton, Wood
Tramp Art Gilded Mirror with Hand-Carved Frame, circa 1920
Located in Atlanta, GA
An unusual Tramp Art mirror from circa 1920 with hand-carved gilded frame and intersecting corners. Step into an opulent realm of craftsmanship with this spellbinding Tramp Art mirro...
Category
Early 20th Century French Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Moroccan Vintage Organic Hand-Woven Textile, circa 1960
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large handwoven vintage Moroccan Berber Tribal kilim.
This very large blanket was handwoven by the Berber women for their own use.
Handcrafted folk art textiles from the Middle Atlas Berber tribes in Morocco with traditional stripes designs.
Could be used as a floor covering, on a sofa or bed, or for upholstery.
Great Moroccan vintage organic textile to add the Ethnic accent to any style of décor.
Well-suited for a wide range of interior styles: Century Modern, Urban, and Loft interiors.
Midcentury organic vintage handwoven textile...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
Agustin Gainza Oil Painting "Wedding at The Havana Cathedral c1880"
Located in Miami, FL
Agustin Gainza Oil Painting "Wedding at The Havana Cathedral c1880"
Offered for sale is a large oil painting on canvas by Cuban-American artist Agustin Gainza. The painting is sig...
Category
Late 20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Rocking Horse Toy Trace of Original Paint
Located in Boden, SE
19th Century Swedish antique Rocking Horse from Boden Norrbottern,Northern Sweden.
A very charming horse with trace of original paint.
The tail...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine
Hand Carved Tribal Wooden Nepalese Beaker Milk Pot with Handle
By Kuba
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large hand carved tribal wooden beaker Nepalese milk pot with handle.
Early 20th century antique tribal milk pot with incised pattern.
This rustic milk pot wa...
Category
Early 20th Century Nepalese Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Ladies Night Out Sipping Wine Print Outsider Folk Artist Gloria Laposka
Located in South Burlington, VT
"A wine party gathering With Sweet Memories" Vibrant Colored Print
An unusual colored print by self taught outsider surrealist folk artist Gloria Antoinette Laposka (1922-2015)
S...
Category
Late 20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Paper
"Amérique du Sud Des Pays et des Hommes", South America Hardcover Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
”Amérique du Sud Des Pays et des hommes” book.
South America - Countries and People - tome 1
Amérique du Sud tome 1: Vénézuela, Colombie, Equateur, Pérou, Bolivie, Chilie
Des pays...
Category
1980s Guatemalan Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Paper
Quirky American Folk Art Human Form Chair
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Have a seat! One of a kind human form chair. Wonderfully carved muscles, toes, clenched fists for support. Looks like the chair is ready to go crawling ac...
Category
1940s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique Small Ladder Back Green Primitive Rustic Chair with Deer Hide Seat
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique small ladder back green primitive rustic chair with deer hide seat. Item features deer hide leather seat, attractive warm patina, stretcher base, sol...
Category
19th Century Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Leather, Wood
Brutalist Folk Art Benches, France, 19th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
19th-century French brutalist benches, reflecting the essence of wabi-sabi beauty in their imperfect form. These benches feature a robust dark wood structure and a rich, time-worn pa...
Category
19th Century French Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Scandinavian Hand Carved and Painted Figural Nutcracker
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Scandinavian Folk Art nutcracker with man in cap decoration, circa 1920-1930s. Fine expressive facial and lovely hand painted details. Very nice, vintage condition with light wear co...
Category
Early 20th Century Scandinavian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Beaded Ndebele Initiation Doll
Located in Chicago, IL
A rare imported commodity, glass beads have been a symbol of wealth and importance in south African cultures for centuries, and were exclusively distributed by the region's oba (king...
Category
Mid-20th Century South African Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Cotton, Wood
Rare Early 19th Century Swedish Provincial Wall Cupboard
Located in Bozeman, MT
Rare and unusually small early 19th century provincial wall cupboard in Its original finish. ca 1800 Sweden.
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine
Lot of Three Vintage Antique Mercury Glass Christmas Tree Topper German, 1910s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A rare set of three feather tree glass Christmas tree topper from Germany. Each is made from mouth blown glass, would be a great antique addition for your Christmas or feather tree. ...
Category
Early 20th Century German Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Glass
20th Century Erzgebirge German Noah’s Ark Putz Toy Set, Vintage Folk Art
Located in Nuernberg, DE
20th century Erzgebirge German Noah’s Ark. A wonderful example of a 20th century Erzgebirge German Noah’s Ark, With 36 assorted hand carved figures. Typically, children played with t...
Category
20th Century German Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Elephant Décor Planter
Located in Pasadena, TX
Late 20th century ceramic elephant garden planter
Handmade of ceramic. Nice addition to your home, patio or garden.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Massive Vintage Cotton Elephant Covered in Indian Textiles
By Harrods, Liberty & Co.
Located in Houston, TX
Massive vintage cotton elephant, covered in Indian textiles, retailed in the 1950s by Harrods. Exterior decorated in embroidered designs, tassels, tiny mirrors...
Category
1950s English Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wire
German Folk Art Grey and Cobalt Blue Stoneware Jar
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
A very decorative German folk art grey stoneware jar with cobalt-blue painting from the 1st half of the 20th century.
Traditional Westerwald stoneware is a type of ceramic ware that was produced in the lower Westerwald and the Kannenbäckerland in the early modern period. Since the 17th century, it has been one of the dominant types of German stoneware. The technique for producing grey stoneware with cobalt blue painting proved...
Category
Early 20th Century German Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Stoneware
Architectural hardwood Ornament (Singa) from the Toba Batak people, Sumatra.
Located in Leuven , BE
The central image in Toba Batak art is the singa, a supernatural creature whose likeness protects individuals, homes, and communities from malevolent supernatural forces. The name singa derives from the Sanskrit word meaning lion. However, the Toba Batak singa...
Category
Late 19th Century Indonesian Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
Vintage Rustic Betsy Ross Recycled Kilim Rustic American Flag Ottoman
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Rustic Betsy Ross Recycled Kilim Rustic American Flag Ottoman
A handwoven American flag has been recycled to upholster this vintage round ottoman...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Upholstery
Vintage School Crossing Safety Guard Folk Art Trade Sign
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Original hand painted school safety crossing guard sign. Sheet metal and wood. Great original surface. Has original leaning brace mounted on back, but c...
Category
1950s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Sheet Metal
Early Corona Beer Porcelain Advertising Sign
Located in Ferndale, MI
Early Corona beer man cave or restaurant porcelain advertising sign. As found.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Steel
Folk Art Carved Walking Cane, Snakes and Fish
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Folk Art carved walking cane with hand, 2 snakes and fish. Cane measures 7" wide, 7" deep and 38.25" high.
Category
1940s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
African Stone Sculpture, Man Bust or Mask, 1960s
Located in ROUEN, FR
African Stone Sculpture, Man Bust or Mask, 1960s.
Small African stone statuette, standing at 11 cm tall, depicting a man's head and neck, resembling a t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Beninese Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Stone
19th Century South America "Slave" shrine
Located in Rio De Janeiro, BR
Solid wood, with original patina from the time.
Made by slaves, during the dark slavery times, to worship and pray.
Dimensions: 18,70 inches W x 33,26 inches H x 10,62 inches D.
...
Category
Mid-19th Century Brazilian Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Cedar
Carousel Day of the Dead Ceramic Mexican Folk Art by Familia Castillo
Located in Queretaro, Queretaro
Beautiful folk art piece made by La Familia Castillo. Handmade in clay and painted with acrylic paint. Day of the Dead theme.
Created by master artisan Soledad Martha Hernández and...
Category
2010s North American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Ayyanar India carved and polychrome wood horse - 20th
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Ayyanar India carved and polychrome wood horse
Measures:100cmx23cm H117cm
Material:Wood
Wear Consistent with age and use
Category
20th Century Indian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Sheldon Peck (Attributed) "Portrait of a Woman with a Book"
By Sheldon Peck
Located in Sharon, CT
Unsigned. Attributed to the American Itinerate Painter Sheldon Peck on
stylistic grounds. The sharp delineation of facial shadows and the familiar 'fluer ...
Category
1830s American Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Nest of Three 19th Century Signed Nantucket Lightship Baskets
Located in Nantucket, MA
Nest of three Nantucket lightship baskets, the swing handles, staves and the ears ( which attach the handle to the basket) are all carved from oak. The bottoms are made from pine and each are stenciled with the maker's mark, "R Folger Maker Nantucket Mass." Rowland Folger (1803-1883) is considered one of Nantucket's first makers of lightship baskets. His baskets are very durable and were definitely used as utilitarian.These three baskets were discovered in an attic, where they were living for the last 90 years...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Brass
Deer Antler Mount Trophy on Black Forest Carved Wood Plaque Austrian Folk Art
Located in Nuernberg, DE
An antique Austrian deer antler trophy on hand carved, Black Forest wooden plaque. We believe its from 1910s or older. A nice addition to your hunters lo...
Category
1910s Austrian Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Antler, Wood
19Thc Signed Oil Still Life Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine 19thc folk art still life painting is painted on board and has been re-framed.The detail work is amazing.The condition is pristine.It is signed by the artist in the lower r...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Folk Art Metal & Wire Rooster Chair
Located in Hanover, MA
It is impossible not to smile when sitting on the back of this vintage metal craft rooster. Constructed of scrolled metal wire loops it is strong ...
Category
1950s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Steel
Vintage Hand Forged Peacock Garden Folk Art Statue On Wood Base
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Hand Forged Peacock Garden Folk Art Statue on Wood Base
This vintage hand-forged peacock garden folk art statue is a stunning addition to any outdoor space. The statue showc...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Iron
Swedish Freeform Burl Wood Table Lamp, Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Design
Located in Stockholm, SE
A highly sculptural table lamp, handcrafted from burlwood in Sweden during the 1960s. This piece reflects the organic and rustic aesthetic characteristic of mid-20th-century Scandina...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood, Burl
Christmas Tree Stand Iron Folk Art German
Located in Kitzbühel, Tirol
Hugh Christmas tree stand made of iron. The stand is decorated with three large hands painted Santa Claus. The Santa Claus is decorated on both si...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Iron
1950 Vintage American Folk Art Band Stand Hand Painted Goofy Jazz Music Stand
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Hand painted band stand folding music stand, circa 1950s. Great folk art design and Goofy dog painted. Possibly from the Jazz Mill in Phoenix. Great wall han...
Category
1950s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Composition, Metal
Geometric Folk Art Painted Pair Tables
Located in Round Top, TX
Whimsical Folk Art handmade side tables in a great, playful palette. Sturdy and bright, with a sophisticated and unexpected color combination, highlighted by the geometry of the cons...
Category
Late 20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Plywood, Scrap Wood
19th Century French Walnut Butler with Tray
Located in High Point, NC
19th century unique folk art statue of a French soldier holding a tray. The statue is hand carved from walnut and is such a friendly little guy! His smile lights up the room, as he...
Category
19th Century French Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Walnut
SCULPTED DEEP RED ANTIQUE LIBRARY BOOK CARVED FROM ROCK PART OF A LARGE SUiTE
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this Absolutely exquisite, hand carved from solid rock library book which is part of a suite
I have six of ...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Stone
Painted Black Lacquer Round Tray
Located in Chicago, IL
This round tray is crafted of a woven bamboo substrate coated in many layers of black lacquer to strengthen the form and create an even finish. The weaving ...
Category
Early 20th Century Southeast Asian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Bamboo
Double Sided Painted Wood Doll Furniture Sign
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Midcentury, Folk Art, double sided, painted wood "Doll Furniture" sign with jagged edges.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Montopolyi Arno Italian Vase with Dragons An unusual piece made in terracotta
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Montopolyi Arno Italian Vase with Dragons
An unusual piece made in terracotta marked Montopolyi Arno, the vase a very attractive piece relief decorated with plants and flying crea...
Category
1950s Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
Direct Wood Carving of a Nude Woman
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A uniquely stylized direct wood carving of a nude woman. Unfortunately I cannot find any signature. Well executed.
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique Germany Lidded Beer Stein glazed Ceramic, 1900s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A gorgeous beer stein, made in Germany. This beer stein has been made in Germany, circa 1900s. Absolutely gorgeous piece still in great condition, without damage. Lid works properly....
Category
Early 1900s German Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pewter
Untitled, Purvis Young Mixed-Media Painting, 1980s
By Purvis Young
Located in Miami, FL
Abstract mixed-media work by artist Purvis Young. Folk Art portraying bleeding and pregnant figures in a crowd, policemen on horseback and large blue eyes. Young used eyes as symbols...
Category
1980s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Paint, Reclaimed Wood, Canvas, Paper
19th Century Bronze Pipe
Located in Copenhagen, K
Fantastic bronze pipe from the Vienna tobacco museum’s collection, from Belgian Congo.
Category
19th Century Congolese Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Set of 5 Original Antique Fishing / Angling Prints, Dated 1801
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great set of 5 fishing prints
Copper-plate engravings
Published by Bunney & Gold, London
Unframed
The measurement give below is for one print.
Free shipping.
Category
Early 1800s English Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Paper
Bernard Steffen "Persian Panorama" Tri-Fold Wood Screen, Bernard Steffen Denmark
By Georg Jensen
Located in Buffalo, NY
"Persian Panorama" Folkart, tri-fold screen or room divider serigraphed by Bernard Steffen, designed by Georg Jensen, Denmark, Limited production. Numb...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Four Meissen Porcelain Plaques Depicting the Four Seasons
Located in London, GB
This delicately detailed set of four allegorical porcelain plaques portrays family scenes within the theme of the four seasons: Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter.
Spring can be ide...
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Metal
Folk Art Maine Rocky Coast Seascape, by D. A. Fisher, circa 1900
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique Folk Art Maine rocky coast seascape, by D. A. Fisher (1867 - 1940), circa 1900, an oil on board seascape with gentle combers breaking on rocks on the foreground, with two sloops sailing in the background, signed lower right. The reverse retaining the label for Frost & Adams Academy Boards, Artists' Tube Colors, etc. , dealers in fine art materials in Boston from 1869 to 1921. There is also a label from The Thomas Co, Picture Framing, Washington D.C.
D.A. Fisher lived in Portland Maine and was a prolific painter of primarily marine landscapes, with subjects focused primarily in southern Maine, but also Massachusetts and New Hampshire. While his work is quite similar and sympathetic with "The Brushians," a group of about 16 artist from Portland that painted on outings around Casco Bay...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Other
19th Century Swedish Dough Bowl with Original Red Paint
Located in Valby, 84
This rare 19th-century Swedish allmoge dough bowl (dejtrug) is a remarkable example of traditional Scandinavian rural craftsmanship. Hand-carved from a single piece of wood, it retai...
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
Life Size Pair Of Dogs
Located in West Palm Beach, US
These charming dog sculptures make a bold statement with their unique patina. Hand-sculpted with concrete and reinforced with rebar, these pieces showcase intricate details like the ...
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Concrete
Large Modernist Carved Italian Marble Bust Woman Sculpture att, Florence Krieger
By Florence Krieger
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large Modernist Carved Italian Marble Bust Woman Sculpture attributed to Florence Krieger. Wonderful detail. Skillfully executed.Strong presence .Han...
Category
1960s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Carrara Marble
19th Century Diorama of Sailing Ship ‘Eleanor’
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th Century diorama of the sailing ship ‘Eleanor’ in original glazed case.
Painted antique shadowbox diorama of a three-masthead clipper ship alo...
Category
19th Century Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Glass, Wood
19th Century Cast Iron Bust Portrait Plaque of Explorer Vasco da Gama, 1460-1524
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
19th century cast iron bust portrait plaque of explorer Vasco da Gama 1460-1524
Cast iron bust portrait plaque of the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gam...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Iron
Wooden Folk Art Plane, circa 1930s
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Large, handcrafted wooden Folk Art plane with articulated pilot and original paint surface. Great hand carved folk art pilot.
Category
1930s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Sheet Metal
Folk Art furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique folk art furniture for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include folk art, decorative objects, wall decorations and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Folk Art furniture made in a specific country, there are Europe, North America, and United States pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original furniture, popular names associated with this style include Berber Tribes of Morocco, Mosche Bianche, Jim Rose, and Nils Olsson. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for furniture differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $20 and tops out at $225,000 while the average work can sell for $1,252.
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